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Weight Loss & Obesity Research Blog - Archive #0045.Study of nutrients' effects on brain provides insight into appetite regulationMay 11, 2006 - EurekALert / Science A cell-signaling pathway in the brain that is linked to the development of cancer and diabetes is also a key part of networks that regulate food intake. The finding might one day lead to new ways of helping obese people lose weight, either with new drugs or by carefully designing diets that can activate this pathway. Over 80 million Americans risking early death through smoking or obesityMay 11, 2006 - EurekAlert / British Medical Journal Over 80 million American adults are putting themselves at serious risk of long-term illness and early death through smoking, obesity, or both Ghrelin: A player in diabetes but not obesity?May 9, 2006 - EurekAlert / Cell Metabolism Ghrelin, a hormone long considered a key player in obesity, may instead take a major role in maintaining the balance between insulin and glucose and the development of diabetes Gene linked to rare disease activates fat breakdownMay 9, 2006 - EurekAlert / Cell Metabolism A gene earlier linked to a rare disease plays a critical role in the body's "finely tuned balance" of fat storage and break down. People with the genetic condition, who carry a mutant version of the gene, suffer from the widespread buildup of fat in tissues throughout their bodies. Obese man ends cross-country health trek100 pounds lighter, Steve Vaught revels in journey as much as destination Cutting calories slightly can reduce aging damageMay 8, 2006 - EurekAlert / Antioxidants and Redox Signaling Eating a little less food and exercising a little more over a lifespan can reduce or even reverse aging-related cell and organ damage in rats. Just like us, social stress prompts hamsters to overeat, gain weightMay 8, 2006 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Physiology-Reg, Integ and Comp Physiology Hamsters react to even brief social stress and defeat in ways similar to humans. When a young hamster was placed in an older and larger hamster's home cage, the younger hamster later overate, gaining weight and fat, including disease-related visceral fat. Overweight at 11 more likely to be heavy adultMay 5, 2006 - MSNBC (Link expired) Tendency to be obese set in childhood Patients positively weigh in on liposuctionMay 5, 2006 - EurekAlert / Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Patients are weighing in on liposuction, the most popular cosmetic plastic surgery procedure in 2005, and resoundingly saying they would have the procedure again. Expanding waistlines triggered by your genesMay 4, 2006 - EurekAlert / Cell A gene that degrades the body's collagen infrastructure has been shown to make fat cells fatter and expand girth. |
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